Single face electromagnetic brakes make up approximately 80% of all of the power applied brake applications.

This, in turn, greatly increases the speed of brake application and release.

A hard brake application that locked a wheel could leave flat spots.

Computations later proved that the driver had apparently shut off power where required, but had not made brake application.

The repeated emergency brake application was enough to shake the chairs free of the cable.

If the button is not pressed and released within six seconds, a full brake application brings the train to a halt.

Meanwhile the enginemen, investigating the cause of the brake application found that the third car had separated from the second.

Hence, the driver may directly keep the brake application by those means.

Severe brake applications can combine with these factors to cause a train parting.

We struck almost instantly after making the brake application.